Per il fine settimana resto a casa.

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Breakdown of Per il fine settimana resto a casa.

• la casa: the house
• a: at
• il fine settimana: the weekend

Questions & Answers about Per il fine settimana resto a casa.

Why does the sentence start with per?

Here per means for in a time-related sense: for the weekend.

So Per il fine settimana means something like:

• for the weekend
• over the weekend
  depending on context

In Italian, per is often used to indicate a period of time connected to a plan or intention.

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Why is it il fine settimana and not just fine settimana?

Italian often uses the definite article with time expressions more than English does.

So:

• il fine settimana = the weekend
• per il fine settimana = for the weekend

In everyday speech, you may also hear nel fine settimana, durante il fine settimana, or simply questo fine settimana, depending on the exact meaning.

Also, many speakers just say weekend:

• Per il weekend resto a casa.

That is very common too.

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